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You can touch the piece of furniture made by the cabinetmaker and rate the performance of an assembly-line worker – but what is about the work results of a knowledge worker? How do you measure their efficiency? Some companies already evaluate mails, chats and calendars from their employees so they can to draw conclusions about their performance.